Workout 3/18/2009
I squeezed in a brief kettlebell workout yesterday. Lots of stretching & warmup stuff (lunges, etc.), then about 35 minutes of swings, squats-to-presses, deadlifts, and pushups.
Tonight was HIT session 4A, 90 minutes of sweaty goodness:
The HRM says my maximum rate was 206, but I’ve never been past 181 or so. Must have been the influence of a solar flare or something. I think I got up around 172. Calorie count shows 1,000, but that is probably wonky as well. Let’s call it 850, shall we?
The weird thing is that for the second session in a row, I’ve had a very strong muscle cramp form in at least one calf. It happens after the standing portion of the workout (which for the past two sessions is 25 minutes). As I start the spin-out (5 minutes at 105 rpm), the inside of my calf (most especially the right) begins to visibly form a knot which forces me to stop pedaling and stand to stretch out the gastrocnemius. I’ve heard pickle juice (yes, pickle juice) is a good preventative for this, so I sucked on a Pickle Pop during the ILT portion. Didn’t help. I may have to work bananas back in the diet on spin days, I guess.
Tags: Arnie Baker, exercise, High Intensity Training, intervals, kettlebell, spinning, workout
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March 19th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I know that me and MDS have had the same cramp appear in the calf. It may just be the nature of the workout. Probably a fluid loss issue. Try hydrating.